According to The Financial Express, they have reported that based on the Microsoft-Nokia agreement, it seems that Microsoft might have originally intended to purchase an equity stake in Nokia, as opposed to acquiring them, although we guess from then until now things must have changed for Microsoft and/or Nokia to change their mind. Purchasing an equity stake would have made Microsoft a shareholder of Nokia which could have seen the Redmond company give Nokia a cash infusion, while allowing Nokia to run as a separate entity, leaving the company intact and ultimately in control of themselves.
However acquiring Nokia is not a bad thing as it would definitely help against the competition from Apple and Samsung, but what do you guys think? Do you think Nokia would have been better off with a cash infusion from Microsoft, as opposed to an outright purchase?